Todd@RUPES
Just a regular guy
Wolf's Chemicals has been making a splash on both sides of the pond due to there extremely long-lasting coating/sealants! Wolf's recently introduced a line of corrective polishes designed to be easy-to-use with both rotary and a DA polishers. I couldn't resist the opportunity to put them to work!
I started with the hood of an older's Jeep Cherokee. It was in rough shape and would make an excellent test bed (hood) for the THREE corrective polishes in their lineup. (There is also a fourth finishing polish).
The defects on red colored paint are hard for digital cameras to pick up. This gives you some idea of the condition of the paint.
All testing was carried out with a FLEX PE rotary polisher.
The driver's side of the hood was separated into the THREE sections.
First up was Wolf's Chemicals Equalizerr, a heavy-cut compound/polish designed for heavy defect removal.
Three small drops were applied to a Lake Country HydroTech Cyan Cutting Pad.
The Equalizer was worked in at 1800 RPM, before reducing speed to 1200 and refining the polish.
Wolf's Chemical's Equalizer Ceramic Paint Polish
Wolf's Chemicals “The Equalizer” Ceramic Paint Polish is designed to aggressively remove paint defects on today's scratch-resistant paints. Precise diminishing abrasives allow “The Equalizer” to create a high-gloss shine that is mostly compound haze free. Wolf's Chemicals “The Equalizer” Ceramic Paint Polish was designed for use with a rotary polisher, while still providing outstanding results when used with any dual-action polisher as well.
PROS: Extremely long work time with an incredibly smooth feel. No skipping/pad hop/chatter. Produced the most amount of cutting power on this paint. Easy wipe off. Minimal Filling.
CONS: Tends to run a little warm.
CONCLUSION: The Equalizer produced an extremely and smooth buffing cycle. It was easy to wipe off and produced a near hologram-free finish, even after chemically stripping the paint.
The next correction polish to be tested was Wolf's The Correctional Utility Compound. This is designed to be the heavy hitter of the Wolf's Line Up, although it produced slightly less cut then the Equalizer on this weathered paint.
Again three small dots proved more then enough polish for this paint.
The polish was applied in a similar manner to The Equalizer, using about 1800 rpms and firm pressure, backing both the pressure and speed down as the cycle progressed.
Wolf's Chemicals The Correction Utility Compound
Wolf's Chemicals “The Correctional Utility” Compound is the heavy-cut compound that thinks its a polish. Highly refined diminishing abrasives quickly power through severe defects, then break down and polish the paint to a near perfect, high-gloss finish. Use Wolf's Chemicals “The Correctional Utility” Compound to remove 1500-grade sanding marks, stains, oxidation, and deep imperfections while leaving behind an even surface that only requires final polishing. Wolf's Chemicals “The Correctional Utility” Compound is the first step, in a two-step process, to restore neglected finishes.
PROS: Extremely long work time with an incredibly smooth feel. No skipping/pad hop/chatter. Easy wipe off. Minimal Filling.
CONS: Heated the paint up the most.
CONCLUSION: The Correctional Utility had a long-play time, athough the abrasives seemed to lose cutting power the quicker then abrasives in The Equalizer which led to a faster cut, but less total cut over the duration of the polishing cycle. I have no doubt that this polish/compound would quickly eliminate deep defects such as sanding marks with speed and leave behind a high-gloss finish with minimal filling.
Wolf's Chemicals The Medium One-Step Polish is Wolf's one-and-done polish. For this test I chose to first apply it with a Cyan Cutting Pad and then follow up with a Crimson Finishing Pad in order to test both the cut and the finish power of the polish.
When applied with a Cyan pad (using about 1500 RPMS), The Medium had a long working cycle and remained extremely smooth. After a long buffing cycle the speed was throttled down to 1000 RPM and worked in to refine. It produced significantly less cut but left almost no visible holograms (even with the Cyan Cutting Pad).
When applied with the Crimson Finishing Pad, The Medium produced a hologram free finish with exceptional gloss.
Wolf's Chemicals The Medium One-Step Polish
Wolf's Chemicals “The Medium” One-Step Polish is a gloss producing one-step solution for restoring and protecting paint finishes. Wolf's Chemicals “The Medium” One-Step Polish will remove light to medium swirl marks and adds rich, nourishing oils back to the paint. This unique formula leaves behind a crisp, hologram-free finish while providing excellent protection. Wolf's Chemicals “The Medium” One-Step Polish is an ideal product for dealerships and high-volume detailers.
PROS: The Medium is a smooth running one step that offers good correction with a high-gloss, swirl-free finish. It is easy to wipe clean and has a very long polishing cycle.
CONS: None.
CONCLUSION: The Medium produces good cut with a cutting pad and a great finish with a finishing pad making this a versatile polish for a number of applications.
For the last test I taped off a section of the passenger side of the hood in order to due a full correction, as well as test out The Jeweler Finishing Polish.
The heavy correction was carried out using Wolf's Chemicals The Equalizer on a Hybrid Wool Cutting Pad. As with the earlier test, The Equalizer worked flawlessly on the Hybrid Wool Pad and made quick work of the deeper defects.
Wolf's Chemicals The Jeweler is their dedicated finishing polish/gloss enhancer.
When applied with a finishing pad (Crimson HydroTech) it produced a hologram free finish with outstanding clarity and zero swirl marks. It was a powerful 1-2 punch.
Wolf's Chemicals The Jeweler Finishing Polish
Wolf's Chemicals “The Jeweler” Finishing Polish creates an extremely-level paint finish that reflects light with brilliance. This finishing polish has been designed by high-end professional detailers who are responsible for creating the highest-gloss finishes on the world's most expensive luxury and super cars. Due its long working time, Wolf's Chemicals “The Jeweler” Finishing Polish makes it easy for professionals and detailers to achieve the same award winning results.
PROS: Easy-to-use, smooth buffing finishing polish that makes creating a hologram-free finish easy with a rotary polisher. Creates exceptional gloss and wipes away easily from the paint surface. Zero filling.
CONS: None.
CONCLUSION: The Jeweler makes final polishing easy. It has a creamy, smooth buffing feel and a long working time. Very little product and speed is needed to create the ultimate in high gloss finishes.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f-OYPIH8NU]Quick Review and Results- Wolf's Chemicals Polishes - YouTube[/ame]
Wolf's Chemical Polishes Thoughts:
Wolf's Chemicals range of polishes produce high-gloss finishes with ease. Each product has a unique smell with just a hint of baby oil smell (mineral oil). Each product has very little-to-no dusting and wiped off the surface with ease.
The only filling was noticed with the more aggressive compounds (The Correctional Utility and The Equalizer) although it was not a lot nor was it difficult to remove.
Wolf's Chemicals hit a home run with the easy-to-use lineup of corrective polishes! Create a gloss and take a bite out of swirled paint with Wofl's Chemicals polishes.
I started with the hood of an older's Jeep Cherokee. It was in rough shape and would make an excellent test bed (hood) for the THREE corrective polishes in their lineup. (There is also a fourth finishing polish).
The defects on red colored paint are hard for digital cameras to pick up. This gives you some idea of the condition of the paint.
All testing was carried out with a FLEX PE rotary polisher.
The driver's side of the hood was separated into the THREE sections.
First up was Wolf's Chemicals Equalizerr, a heavy-cut compound/polish designed for heavy defect removal.
Three small drops were applied to a Lake Country HydroTech Cyan Cutting Pad.
The Equalizer was worked in at 1800 RPM, before reducing speed to 1200 and refining the polish.
Wolf's Chemical's Equalizer Ceramic Paint Polish
Wolf's Chemicals “The Equalizer” Ceramic Paint Polish is designed to aggressively remove paint defects on today's scratch-resistant paints. Precise diminishing abrasives allow “The Equalizer” to create a high-gloss shine that is mostly compound haze free. Wolf's Chemicals “The Equalizer” Ceramic Paint Polish was designed for use with a rotary polisher, while still providing outstanding results when used with any dual-action polisher as well.
PROS: Extremely long work time with an incredibly smooth feel. No skipping/pad hop/chatter. Produced the most amount of cutting power on this paint. Easy wipe off. Minimal Filling.
CONS: Tends to run a little warm.
CONCLUSION: The Equalizer produced an extremely and smooth buffing cycle. It was easy to wipe off and produced a near hologram-free finish, even after chemically stripping the paint.
The next correction polish to be tested was Wolf's The Correctional Utility Compound. This is designed to be the heavy hitter of the Wolf's Line Up, although it produced slightly less cut then the Equalizer on this weathered paint.
Again three small dots proved more then enough polish for this paint.
The polish was applied in a similar manner to The Equalizer, using about 1800 rpms and firm pressure, backing both the pressure and speed down as the cycle progressed.
Wolf's Chemicals The Correction Utility Compound
Wolf's Chemicals “The Correctional Utility” Compound is the heavy-cut compound that thinks its a polish. Highly refined diminishing abrasives quickly power through severe defects, then break down and polish the paint to a near perfect, high-gloss finish. Use Wolf's Chemicals “The Correctional Utility” Compound to remove 1500-grade sanding marks, stains, oxidation, and deep imperfections while leaving behind an even surface that only requires final polishing. Wolf's Chemicals “The Correctional Utility” Compound is the first step, in a two-step process, to restore neglected finishes.
PROS: Extremely long work time with an incredibly smooth feel. No skipping/pad hop/chatter. Easy wipe off. Minimal Filling.
CONS: Heated the paint up the most.
CONCLUSION: The Correctional Utility had a long-play time, athough the abrasives seemed to lose cutting power the quicker then abrasives in The Equalizer which led to a faster cut, but less total cut over the duration of the polishing cycle. I have no doubt that this polish/compound would quickly eliminate deep defects such as sanding marks with speed and leave behind a high-gloss finish with minimal filling.
Wolf's Chemicals The Medium One-Step Polish is Wolf's one-and-done polish. For this test I chose to first apply it with a Cyan Cutting Pad and then follow up with a Crimson Finishing Pad in order to test both the cut and the finish power of the polish.
When applied with a Cyan pad (using about 1500 RPMS), The Medium had a long working cycle and remained extremely smooth. After a long buffing cycle the speed was throttled down to 1000 RPM and worked in to refine. It produced significantly less cut but left almost no visible holograms (even with the Cyan Cutting Pad).
When applied with the Crimson Finishing Pad, The Medium produced a hologram free finish with exceptional gloss.
Wolf's Chemicals The Medium One-Step Polish
Wolf's Chemicals “The Medium” One-Step Polish is a gloss producing one-step solution for restoring and protecting paint finishes. Wolf's Chemicals “The Medium” One-Step Polish will remove light to medium swirl marks and adds rich, nourishing oils back to the paint. This unique formula leaves behind a crisp, hologram-free finish while providing excellent protection. Wolf's Chemicals “The Medium” One-Step Polish is an ideal product for dealerships and high-volume detailers.
PROS: The Medium is a smooth running one step that offers good correction with a high-gloss, swirl-free finish. It is easy to wipe clean and has a very long polishing cycle.
CONS: None.
CONCLUSION: The Medium produces good cut with a cutting pad and a great finish with a finishing pad making this a versatile polish for a number of applications.
For the last test I taped off a section of the passenger side of the hood in order to due a full correction, as well as test out The Jeweler Finishing Polish.
The heavy correction was carried out using Wolf's Chemicals The Equalizer on a Hybrid Wool Cutting Pad. As with the earlier test, The Equalizer worked flawlessly on the Hybrid Wool Pad and made quick work of the deeper defects.
Wolf's Chemicals The Jeweler is their dedicated finishing polish/gloss enhancer.
When applied with a finishing pad (Crimson HydroTech) it produced a hologram free finish with outstanding clarity and zero swirl marks. It was a powerful 1-2 punch.
Wolf's Chemicals The Jeweler Finishing Polish
Wolf's Chemicals “The Jeweler” Finishing Polish creates an extremely-level paint finish that reflects light with brilliance. This finishing polish has been designed by high-end professional detailers who are responsible for creating the highest-gloss finishes on the world's most expensive luxury and super cars. Due its long working time, Wolf's Chemicals “The Jeweler” Finishing Polish makes it easy for professionals and detailers to achieve the same award winning results.
PROS: Easy-to-use, smooth buffing finishing polish that makes creating a hologram-free finish easy with a rotary polisher. Creates exceptional gloss and wipes away easily from the paint surface. Zero filling.
CONS: None.
CONCLUSION: The Jeweler makes final polishing easy. It has a creamy, smooth buffing feel and a long working time. Very little product and speed is needed to create the ultimate in high gloss finishes.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f-OYPIH8NU]Quick Review and Results- Wolf's Chemicals Polishes - YouTube[/ame]
Wolf's Chemical Polishes Thoughts:
Wolf's Chemicals range of polishes produce high-gloss finishes with ease. Each product has a unique smell with just a hint of baby oil smell (mineral oil). Each product has very little-to-no dusting and wiped off the surface with ease.
The only filling was noticed with the more aggressive compounds (The Correctional Utility and The Equalizer) although it was not a lot nor was it difficult to remove.
Wolf's Chemicals hit a home run with the easy-to-use lineup of corrective polishes! Create a gloss and take a bite out of swirled paint with Wofl's Chemicals polishes.
